ABSTRACT
Total DNA molecules were extracted from different specimens, applying ad hoc DNA extraction protocols in relationship with the origin of the specimens. These molecules were used in PCR reactions distinguishing fresh/degraded and ancient samples. Particularly, for fresh/
potential oxidation and hydrolysis processes, over the centuries, occurred to the ancient DNA that can modify the chemical structure of these molecules (Dumolin-Lapègue et al. 1999, Schlumbaum & Tensen 2008), the extraction of genomic DNA was performed by a specific protocol set up in collaboration with BioNat-Italia.
